Absence of Peace

Peace, your absence is annoyance. Annoyance in our hearts and on the land, On the land, we want to discover you. You hide yourself in your whereabouts, Whereabouts preserving your existence. Peace, your nonappearance is frustrating. Frustrating, as we ignore where you have gone, Gone forever out of the land, out of our hearts. Our hearts madly desire to meet you, You are needed desperately, peace! Peace, you are missing in our minds. Minds dominated by wars and hatred, Hatred widowing mothers. Mothers crying for their orphaned children, Children regretting the killing of biodiversity. Peace unfound on the land, for gone forever! Forever, back you’ll relocate among us, Among us we'll welcome you. Welcome you as needed for your absence, Absence causing profound disarray. Disarray in hearts and on the land. Peace, we need you! You make us speed to find you, peace! Poem by Ndabuli Mugisho